Abstract
In this paper, we analyze the relationship among skewness, value, and stock returns for US financial intermediaries. Further, we compare skewness based on past returns to risk-neutral skewness based on options. We find that the option-implied skewness has a significantly higher explanatory power. In line with the strand of literature on investors exploiting mispriced stocks through option trading, we find that a higher ex ante skewness indicates a low valuation that predicts higher returns. We investigate the relationship between skewness and value for each segment of intermediaries, and we show that the link is strongest for financial technology firms.
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